Painting pumpkins is a great alternative to carving pumpkins that you can do with younger children and children that do not like the feel of pumpkin guts. This activity often follows a trip to the pumpkin patch and cleaning our pumpkins in our always fun pumpkin washing sensory bin! It’s a great way to clean […]
Halloween Ten Frame & Number Cards Printable
A free fall and Halloween ten frame printable! Ten frames are a simple tool that can help kids immensely when it comes to counting, adding, and subitizing. It’s really amazing how much learning kids get from these simple activities. This Halloween ten frame is perfect for some fall learning! Download your copy below. Post contains affiliate links […]
Easy Pumpkin Pie Playdough Recipe for Fall Sensory Play
This easy pumpkin pie playdough smells just like fall! Made with simple pantry ingredients and warm pumpkin pie spices, it is a fun sensory activity for toddlers and preschoolers. Homemade playdough is always popular with the children in my home daycare. I can make a large batch, customize the color, and add seasonal scents without […]
Hammering Nails into Pumpkins for Kids
Hammering nails into pumpkins creates unique jack-o-lanterns and is so much fun for kids! We love fall and fall means doing lots of pumpkin themed activities. We usually do lots of pumpkin learning activities and crafts, like pumpkin washing sensory play and pumpkin patch small world activities, every year in my home daycare. Each of these activities are […]
Easy Fabric Pumpkin Collage Craft for Toddlers
Turn leftover fabric scraps into a colorful fall pumpkin craft for toddlers and preschoolers! This easy fabric pumpkin collage combines art, sensory exploration, and fine motor practice in one simple activity. You only need construction paper, fabric scraps, and glue to set it up. Because children can arrange the fabric pieces however they choose, every […]
Pumpkin Washing Fall Sensory Bin
Pumpkins are my favorite symbol of fall so what’s better than turning them into a fall sensory bin. After a recent trip to the pumpkin patch (well three pumpkin patches to be exact) we ended up with a pile of pumpkins and gourds. We plan to find fun ways to explore and learn with pumpkins in […]
Fall Jack-O-Lantern Preschool Activity (Book Inspired)
This fall jack-o-lantern preschool activity is so much fun! It’s also a great way to help young children learn about big emotions and how to manage them. This simple learning activity was created based on one of our favorite pumpkin-themed fall books: It’s Pumpkin Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff. It’s a classic story that is […]
Potato Stamp Pumpkins: Easy Halloween Art for Kids
Originally Published October 2013; Updated August 2026 Potato stamp pumpkins are an easy Halloween art activity for toddlers and preschoolers. With a potato, washable paint, and a little help from an adult, children can create a whole page of colorful jack-o’-lantern prints. This activity also offers a simple introduction to color mixing. Instead of starting […]
Pumpkin Counting Activity for Preschoolers
Published October 2013; Updated August 2026 Fall is a great time to bring pumpkins into preschool learning, and this simple pumpkin counting activity is an easy way to practice early math skills through hands-on play. Children match small pumpkin counters to numbered pumpkin cards, giving them a chance to practice counting, number recognition, and one-to-one […]